Cigarette and match package



Feb. 4, 1941. J. G. KUEHFUSS 2,230,867

CIGARETTE AND MATCH PACKAGE Filed April 6, 1939 INVENTOR ORNEY Patented Feb. 4, 1941 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

It has heretofore been proposed to provide a cigarette package with matches of the book or other types, but in all of the devices of the prior art with which I am familiar, they have been too expensive from a commercial viewpoint to manufacture or assemble, or they unduly restricted the amount of space available for advertising.

It is therefore the object of this invention to devise a novel blank, and a novel cigarette package which can be economically manufactured and assembled, which will provide suflicient matches for the cigarettes, and which will properly protect the matches from ignition.

With the above and other objects in view as will hereinafter clearly appear, my invention comprehends a novel blank and a novel cigarette package formed therefrom and having matches secured to the inner face of a flap overlapping the package.

It further comprehends a novel cigarette Wrapper formed into a package by pasting, interlocking or otherwise fastening adjacent folds, and having a flap covering the top side of the package and extending from an end fold connected. to the bottom of the package, such flap having matches applied to its inner face. The closed end of the package has match igniting means, and the free end of the match carrying flap extends into a slit in the top wall of the package.

Other novel features of construction and advantage will hereinafter appear in the detailed description and the appended claims.

For the purpose of illustrating the invention, I have shown in the accompanying drawing typical embodiments of it, which, in practice, will give satisfactory and reliable results. It is, however, to be understood that the various instrumentalities of which my invention consists can be variously arranged and organized and my invention is not limited to the exact arrangement and organization of these instrumentalities as herein set forth.

Figure 1 is a plan view of a blank embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the box with the match carrying flap closed.

Figure 3 is a perspective View of the box with the match carrying flap opened.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing the side securing flaps pasted to the top fold of the package.

Figure 5 is a perspective View of another embodiment of the invention showing securing flaps 1 and 9 clipped totop fold M. indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawing:

I designates a novel blank wit-h matches applied thereto, see Figure 1. The blank has a 5 bottom fold 2 connected with side folds 3 and l by weakened lines 5 and 6 respectively. A sealing flap I defined by a weakened line I is connected with the side fold 3. A sealing flap 9 defined by a weakened line It) is connectedwith 10 the side fold 4. Weakened lines H and i2 extending transversely of the blank form an end fold l3, and the weakened line l2 contributes to form a top fold I l. The top fold it has marginal longitudinally extending slits l5 and It 15 and a transversely extending slit ll. It may a1- so have slits l8 and I9 spaced from the slits l5 and I6 and preferably substantially parallel thereto. Transversely extending Weakened lines 2| and 22 define an end fold, the weakened line 20 2| contributing to form a match carrying flap 23 having its free end forming a tongue 24 to enter the slit ll. 25 designates the matches which are applied to the inner face of the flap 23 and if desired, to the inner face of the end fold 22.

The end fold l3 has ignition material 26.

The fold I3 is folded upwardly and the fold l4 moved inwardly. The sealing flaps I and 9 are moved inwardly over the fold M and secured thereto by pasting or with clips. The flap 1 may be pushed into the slit l5 and if desired, above the fold [4 into the slit l8. The flap 9 in a similar manner may be pushed through the slit l6 and if desired into the slit Is. This forms a rectangularly shaped box with an open end fold 22 and match carrying flap 23. The matches 25 and the ignition material 26 may be secured to the blank or to the box when formed. The wrapper is now ready to receive the cigarettes. The match carrying fiap 23 is brought over the top of the package and the tongue 24 inserted in the slit H. The cigarettes and the matches between the top fold I4 and the match carrying flap place a tension on the latter by its slight outward deflection sufficiently to cause the tongue 24 to frictionally engage the fold l4 and retain the package in closed condition.

The conventional transparent sheet of material such as Cellophane, 'is secured around the package in the usual manner.

When it is desired to use the package the match carrying flap is withdrawn and a match applied to the ignition material, the match 55 Similar numerals carrying flap being first closed so that there is no chance of igniting the matches on the flap.

The securing flaps I and 9 of the wrapper may be secured together in a number of different ways. In Figure 4, the slits l5, l6, l8 and I9 are omitted and the fiaps 1 and 9 have adhesive 28, are pasted to the top fold l4, while in Figure 5, the flaps overlap and are secured to the top fold [4 by a clip 29.

In all of the embodiments of my invention as herein shown the wrapper which forms the package has one end and a match carrying flap adapted to open outwardly to provide access to the cigarettes, and when the match carrying flap is closed it is frictionally retained in the slit I! in the top fold and the matches tension the match carrying flap.

The ignition material is on the closed end of the package and may have any desired contour thereon, and be of any desired size. The other outer faces of the package may have any desired advertising matter indicated thereon.

The package may have the conventional inner moisture resisting lining, and the conventional outer transparent wrapping and sealing member.

Matches may be applied to the inner face of the closable end 22.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The herein described blank for a cigarette and match package, having transversely extending weakened lines defining in the following order a top fold, an end fold, a bottom fold, an end fold, and a match carrying fold, and having longitudinally extending weakened lines defining side folds connected to opposite edges of the bottom fold, and securing flaps connected with the side folds, said top fold having a slit to receive the free end of said match carrying flap, and spaced longitudinally extending slits to receive said securing flaps.

2. A combined cigarette and match package comprising a package having a closed top having a slit, 2, closed bottom, sides and one end, the sides merging into sealing flaps folded over the top, one end of the package being open, a movable end forming a continuation of said bottom, a flap forming a continuation of said movable end, with its free end adapted to enter said slit, and matches carried on the inner face of said end flap whereby when the latter is folded over the top in closed position with its free end in said slit, it is tensioned by the matches between the outer face of said sealing flaps and the inner face of said end flap.

3. A combined cigarette and match package having a top fold, a bottom fold, side folds, a closed end fold, the side folds merging into sealing flaps folded over the top fold, a movable end fold connected at one edge to the bottom fold, and a match carrying flap connected with the outer edge of the movable end fold and substantially covering the top fold when closed, matches on the inner face of said match carrying flap, said top fold having a slit near said closed ends to receive the free end of said flap when closed, and match igniting materia1 on the outer face of said closed end.

JOHN G. KUEHFUSS. 

